GUOTAI HAITONG SECURITIES·2025-08-13 08:15Investment Rating - The report rates the military industry as "Overweight" [5] Core Views - The military industry is expected to perform well in the long term due to increasing great power competition and rising defense expenditures [9][20] - Recent developments include the joint naval exercises between China and Russia, and the U.S. building a counter-drone defense system [8][20] - The report highlights the restructuring of China's aviation supply chain and the importance of domestic production capabilities in the aerospace sector [22][23] Summary by Sections Investment Highlights - Recommended stocks include: 1) Assembly: AVIC Shenyang Aircraft (600760.SH), AVIC Xi'an Aircraft (000768.SZ), AVIC South Lake (688552.SH) 2) Components: AVIC Optoelectronics (002179.SZ), Guobang Electronics (603678.SH), Ruichuang Micro-Nano (688002.SH) 3) Subsystems: AVIC Aircraft (600372.SH), North Navigation (600435.SH) 4) Materials and Processing: Feilihua (300395.SZ), Guangwei Composite (300699.SZ), Huayin Technology (688281.SH) [5][9][10] Market Performance - The defense military index rose by 5.24% from August 4 to August 8, outperforming the Shanghai Composite Index by 3.13 percentage points [11][12] - The military industry ranked 3rd out of 29 sectors during this period [12] Major News in the Military Industry - The joint naval exercises "Maritime Joint-2025" between China and Russia included real combat training and operational coordination [20][21] - The U.S. is developing a counter-drone defense system, with Ukraine being a testing ground for various technologies [8][9] - Japan is expanding its military influence through participation in multinational exercises, indicating a shift in its defense posture [28][30]